Castle of San Sebastian

The Castle of San Sebastian is a citadel placed in Cadiz, Spain, at the cease of La Caleta seashore on a small island separated from the primary city. It was d Bien de Interes Cultural in 1993. According to the classical tradition of the region of the fortress, there has been a Temple of Kronos, a Titan of the Greek gods, the daddy of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter and Hera. In 1457, a chapel on the island became raised by using a Venetian boat crew getting better from the plague. In 1706, a citadel become constructed, which led to a fortified enclosure of an abnormal aircraft. It defended the northern flank of the town from assault. At the base of the lighthouse became a watchtower from the Muslim duration.

The lighthouse has an iron structure designed with the aid of Rafael de LA Cerda in 1908 and is the second electric powered lighthouse in Spain. The tower rises to forty one meters above the sea. In 1811, the Maltese army arrived with the well-known POW/rebel Junta of Buenos Aires, Juan Bautista Azopardo. He changed into housed in the fort until 1815, when they suspected a leak and transferred him to the army prison in Ceuta. In 1860, a levee turned into built to function a link among the island and the metropolis. On June 25 of 1985, Castillo de San Sebastian turned into d a cultural landmark.